Bog Turtle Habitat Management and Restoration Slide Show

One of the greatest threats to the bog
turtle in New Jersey is the encroachment of exotic (non-native) and native
invasive plants in its habitat. Of the 225 individual habitats that support
bog turtles:

62 sites (28%) are more than 50-percent shaded
by woody vegetation

73 sites (32%) are more than 50-percent invaded
by exotic/invasive plants

31 sites (14%) are more than 50-percent invaded
by combination woody and exotic plants

Bog turtle habitats are easily colonized by invasive
vegetation largely because the natural ecological balance that favors
a low, open sedge community and precludes the growth of tall, shade-producing
plants has been disrupted by various land uses (e.g. wetland draining,
construction of impervious surfaces, and runoff from arable lands and
roads).

The following slideshow demonstrate various methods
the ENSP is using to control and/or eradicate invasive plants in bog turtle
habitats. Begin
slideshow.